The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-18
THE ONLY HENRY G.
SHES HIS CASTOR IN TIE RING
hut Democrats Think They Can't Unite o,
Him aud Republicans Don't Want
Another D0se-Watting for tho
Lawyers to Show Up.
s,eeia! Dlspa,c. to ne lait.ioe,,er.

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was aome eilort made to-day concentrate
the opposition to Senator Camden on
Henry g. Davis. Preeident Price, Of the
Senate, who has not yet signed tho caucua
call, Is the reputed head and front Of the
Davis movement, with Flournoy as a CO.
worker. 1t Is not probable, however, tha.
this schsme will gain much headway just
at present. Things are in such a chaotic
state that all will probably await develop.
ments before committing themselves.
The Camden men GRO calling the kettle
black, as 1t were. alleging the free ,use Of
money by Davis friends. " - y
BEEN LOOKING FOR 1T.
The Davis move 10 not unexpected. II
has for more than year been ono Of the
possibilities Of, the campaign. Camden
thought Davis. was sitting up Of nights
laying plans to help him and working like
a galley slave all day to carry them out.
But 1t seems that he wasn't. There were
many indications that he was industrious.
ly pulling at the oar for himself. He has
never been able TO forget that he over.
reached himself by declining too. much
when his successor was to be elected. He
wanted his party 10 hand him tho Senator.
ship on a silver saIver. But his
party took him at his word. and
to his great diagust Kenna
vaulted over his head. From that time
he ia believed to have been getting in
shape to retrieve that ludicrous disaster.
In the late campaign, 1t will be remem.
bered, he nowered out IN tariff speeches
Heavily laden with tabular eioquence. He
delivered his speech in Wheeling by inyi.
tation Of the Young Mems Democratic
Club, and have been told by well.in.
formed Democrat that the invitation was
procured by friend at the ex.Senator's
request. Iheard It said then in Wheeling
that il Camden didn't keep h!D oye well
guarded Davis would throw sand In it.
Now I hear it said tha. Mr.. Davis has
Bhrewdly contributed 10 situation which
seems to make MIR. Camden's election i'm.
possible. The kickers come mostly from
his end OF the State. q
TNo OF A KIND. y
asked one OF them to-day whether be
was for Davis. "To beat Camden, yes
but Davis is not my preference. lie will
be weakened by the fact that he loat his
county this time, and it is probably gone
to stay. No, don't think We could unite
on that Davis, but there is John j., o.
Harrison, it would be easier to come to ar
understanding on him. Most OF us would
object to Horny u. on the ground Of OBJ
lection to Camden. He relies too much
on his money and on railroad favor. He
hasn't liked all Of Csmden's appoint
mente, but that is personal affair. He
has the same as,ociates in general way
and about the same methods. He is also
a railroad man himself, and I don't think
this good year for railroad managers in
West Virginia, do you2".
l lr.woS'T WORK.
Ex-senator Davis will get no more Re
publican votes than senetor Camden will
Republicans laugh at the idea that theJ
will again be fooled into sending Mr.
Davis to the Senate. They remember how
he returned their compliment befere
They point to the fact that he ws5 hardly
warm in his seat before he began to try t
make himself solid with the Democratic
party, which then seemed to have the
State safe for all time. They recall hil
savage warfare on Republican admins
tration, his futile dalliaupe" with Treas
ury statistics to prove that something wa.
missing, which he was nsver able to trace
and they haye not had time to forget tina
the last they heard Of him as An ally WA
when they handed him their y5tes.
ONE REPUBLICANS IDEA.
A Republican whose opinion has weigh
with his associates said, when the proposi
ton was put at him: "Vote for Henr.
G. Davis! II I had to make my ohoicI
between the two would vote for Camden
We can't afford to support any man mere
lly because be is rich. And ioyou kuov
that Mr. Davis has made himself Intense
ly unpopular among the miners in hi
own county and all along his railroad
That Is one reason why We carried Min
eral. Why, ] know that Henry g. wsutet
to come to the Legislature himself. Th'
feelers were thrown out, and it was seer
he couldn't be nominated. Then BIZ
brother Tom tried it, and that wauldn'
20 any better. All this had in view tht
ex-Senstor's candidacy for the United
States Senate. II Republicans were To sup
port him We would be loaded down will
hiB unpopularIty in his own region, anG
We should have all the worklngnen in tht
State on our backs. By the way, unless
mistake Camden. he would put some oh
stacles in the way Of Henry &. Davis auc
cess, for when he sees what Is going on
ho will begin to understand some thing
better thsu he has, though | know some
Of his friends tried to open bis eyes,"
49, .- -. STILL THEY COME. "';! {
The claims OF the anti-Camden Demo
Gratis that they would be able to hold l.
men have not been weakened to-day. Th,
contrary Ia the case. They declare they
have received new recruit whom thel
did not expect to win over, and that this
gives them Is sure and fourteenth con
ditionally. This is qubstantiated by every
thing in sight. The com mittes indus.
triously circulated the caucus call all day
and yet they have but 96signatures. They
presented It to Lucas and. Chipley, ant
doubtless to every member OF both Houses
The fact that IA are still off the list is forci
BILE evidence that the anti-C Camden CLAIM
was not mere boast.
Iasked one Of the most prominent oi
the anti Camden men II he wouldn't throw
q little more light on the caucus held by
the men Of his way Of thinking.
h"You have done pretty WE'LL" he replied
"in your INTRLLIoEScER dispatch on thai
subject, but some things passed there thai
ought not 90 into print lust now. The
whole thing was confidential. More than
eleven were there and they agreed not tc
20 into caucus for the present. This confer
ence was held because Sommerville 10
the Senate and Kidd for the House were
circulating a call Tor caucus on Weduss
day night. Those members OF the Senate
| md Houqn rafuain0 IN piun Tim ca1l mn,